*rolls eyes*

*rolls eyes*

I'm always fascinated how the same town name could be pronounced differently in the US/Canada/etc. I would guess they originally had the same pronunciation as in Britain, but these changed over time, partly through the mass immigration, and in the US partly through Mr Webster's lingustic separatism. Can anyopne confirm?

I hadn't heard 'Sister' for Cirencester. I suppose it could have been a town nickname - like 'Barney' for Barnard Castle', 'Chi' for Chichester, 'Pompey' for Portsmouth, etc.

*rolls eyes*

Funny how towns get nicknamed. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In winter its often referred to as *Winterpeg Manisnowba*.

I was telling The Man about this article, and he asked me how about Bienfait and Roche Perce, both in Saskatchewan. For whatever reason they're pronounced Been-fate (or called Bean-town) and Ross Percy.

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